以名词“Point”为中心的惯用语

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以名词“Point”为中心的惯用语
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　　“Point”是个实质名词，甚易感受；与它连用的惯用语也令人有深切的体会。

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　　(1)Beside the point：与所讨论的问题无关。

　　“We are now discussing the staff development, so your question about international relationships is beside the point.”


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　　“Yesterday, when I was on the point of going out, an old friend came to see me.”
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) L2 r! n+ M9 u$ A　　(3)A case in point: 一个恰当的例子。
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　　“Not many people would like to invest in the same enterprise. Mr Brown is a case in point; he has different businesses.”


, A0 S: K4 n# S# P1 n5 X　　(4)Get to the point：谈到问题要点。
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6 b2 F# J, I( _5 a9 C% |0 @) j( K　　“All the jokes are interesting, but isn't it time to get to the point?”


　　(5)Get/take someone's point：了解某人的意思。
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　　“What did you say just now? I didn't quite get your point.”


! u. [5 B! V1 f* H  z. x　　(6)Get/Wander off the point：离开主题。

　　“James spoke quite well at first, but later, he wandered off the point.”

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* Q; M1 b6 M) ^4 {- h5 v　　(7)Have a point: 有可取之处。

/ W  z( j# j, p: `　　Globalisation? You have a point there. From now on, we have to focus on human relationships.”


　　(8)Make one's point：表达了意思。
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: i3 B3 I7 n3 J" h0 M: D+ F* I　　“David, you have made your point well. How about Shirley? Can you tell us what you think about her?”

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　　(9)Make a point of...：确定要...

　　“I often make a point of completing the day's work without undue procrastination.”
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　　(10)Reach the point of no return：不可走回头路；不可反悔。
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/ j# d0 a' r5 I+ y　　“The TV company has offered Lisa an unconditional 5-year contract. It has reached the point of no return and cannot change its decision.”
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! x* o6 ~, X3 R6 A8 |/ ]; H　　(11)A sore point with...：令人讨厌的事。

　　“Sally's boy friend, Samuel, went to dinner without inviting her. This is a sore point with her and whenever she thinks of this, she becomes unhappy.”

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　　(12)The sticking point：（谈判、讨论时）不易达致协议之点。

! y, a) h6 h1 U　　“How the boundary is to be drawn seems to be the sticking point in the peace talk between the two neighbouring countries.”

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　　(13)That's the (whole)point：那就是问题的惩结了。

0 r/ g5 p+ o4 R　　“- If I cancel the trip, will the deposit be forfeited? -yes! That's the whole point; no one can cancel the trip at short notice.”


. Y/ y# G) `: N. O, |3 d" ?# J5 c4 T　　(14)Stretch a point：破例作出让步。
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　　“When it came to special allowance, the manager stretched a point in Jason's favour.”
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　　(15)The/A vantage point：优越的地位。
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' J/ T' Z- J4 d- b5 A: F4 E　　From the vantage point on the raised platform, one can see the military parade very clearly./why don't you stand on a vantage point to have a far-sighted view？（站得高，看得远。）